Polestars årlige bæredygtighedsrapport viser 25% reduktion af CO₂-udledning pr. solgt bil

KØBENHAVN, DANMARK – 15. april 2025 – Polestars fjerde årlige bæredygtighedsrapport viser markante reduktioner i CO₂-udledningen, opdateringer på Polestar 0-projektet og en fortsat ambition om større gennemsigtighed og flere bæredygtige materialer. Siden virksomheden begyndte at måle i 2020, er CO₂-aftrykket pr. solgt bil reduceret med næsten en fjerdedel (24,7 %). De mest afgørende årsager reduktionen er blandt andet øget brug af lavemissions-aluminium i alle modeller, forbedringer i batteriproduktionen, 100 % vedvarende elektricitet i fremstillingen af samtlige modeller samt mere effektiv logistik – herunder øget anvendelse af biobrændstof på udvalgte fragtruter.

Polestars CEO, Michael Lohscheller, udtaler:
"Polestar har bevist, at det er muligt at skabe vækst uden at øge klimaaftrykket. Kort sagt stræber vi efter at reducere udledningen, samtidig med at salget stiger. Selv om meget i verden bevæger sig i den forkerte retning, står vi fast på vores ambitioner. Når verden går til højre, går Polestar til venstre."

Polestar lancerede i 2021 Polestar 0-projektet med en ambitiøs målsætning om at udvikle en klimaneutral bil – et initiativ, der skal skabe momentum og sætte fart på tværfaglig forskning i tæt samarbejde med partnere. Projektet støtter op om Polestars overordnede mål om en klimaneutral værdikæde inden 2040. I dag kan Polestar og projektets partnere med stolthed meddele, at fælles indsatser har identificeret vigtige lavemissionsløsninger, der viser potentiale til at producere en Polestar 2 med et 10 ton lavere CO₂-aftryk sammenlignet med udgangspunktet for projektet.**

De største bidrag til reduktionen kommer fra produktionen af aluminium og stål – to nøglematerialer i arbejdet med at reducere CO₂-aftrykket, da de tilsammen står for cirka 45 % af Polestar 2’s samlede cradle-to-gate-udledning. På vej ind i næste fase vil Polestar 0-projektets struktur ændre sig, og områder, der kræver yderligere forskning, vil fungere som input til Mission 0 House* - et Polestar-initieret, men samarbejdsdrevet og finansieret forskningscenter. Forskningscentret ligger i Göteborg og huser forskere fra den akademiske verden og ingeniører fra industrien, som arbejder side om side for at eliminere udledningen af drivhusgasser i materialer, produkter og processer. Et centralt princip i arbejdet er, at løsninger udviklet i Mission 0 House også skal kunne bringes i kommerciel anvendelse.

Cirkularitet, inklusion og gennemsigtighed er fortsat centrale fokusområder for Polestar. Virksomheden har tilsluttet sig Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) og udvidet antallet af inspektioner i højrisikoområder. Sporbarheden af risikomaterialer er blevet udvidet og omfatter nu blandt andet kortlægning af mangan. Polestar fortsætter sin indsats for at øge både tilgængeligheden af data og andelen af genanvendt materiale fra bilprogrammer til modelårsopgraderinger, og Polestar 4 indeholder nu 10 % genanvendt materiale.

Læs hele Polestars bæredygtighedsrapport her: https://www.polestar.com/dato-assets/11286/1744370504-
polestar_sustainability_report_2024.pdf

* Det samlede cradle-to-gate-CO₂-aftryk for 2020-lanceringsudgaven af Polestar 2 Long range Dual motor-varianten kan reduceres fra cirka 26 ton til 16 ton CO₂e, hvis de identificerede løsninger fra partnerskaberne implementeres fuldt ud.

** Læs mere om Mission 0 House i vores bæredygtighedsrapport på side 79

For yderligere information kontakt:

Marlene Hyre-Dybbro
PR & Communications Polestar Denmark
marlene.hyredybbro@polestar.com

Om Polestar
Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) er det svenske mærke for elektriske performancebiler med fokus på kompromisløst design og innovation og en ambition om at accelerere overgangen til en bæredygtig fremtid. Polestar har hovedkvarter i Gøteborg i Sverige med biler tilgængelige på 27 markeder på tværs af Nordamerika, Europa og Asien og Stillehavsområdet. 

I Danmark ligger det lokale Polestar-kontor i Søborg. Polestar har i alt otte danske Polestar lokationer, hvor kunder kan interagere fysisk med Polestar Specialister, der håndterer testkørsler og udlevering af biler.

Polestar har tre modeller i deres line-up: Polestar 2, Polestar 3 og Polestar 4. Kommende modeller inkluderer Polestar 5, den elektriske 4-dørs GT (bliver introduceret i 2025), Polestar 6, den elektriske roadster og Polestar 7, den kompakte SUV. Polestar planlægger at udvide sin produktion af køretøjer yderligere end de nuværende fabrikker på to

kontinenter, Nordamerika og Asien, med produktionen af Polestar 7, der planlægges at blive udvidet til Europa.

Polestar har en urokkelig dedikeret indsats til bæredygtighed og har fastlagt en ambitiøs køreplan for at nå sine klimamål: at halvere udledningen af drivhusgasser inden 2030 pr. solgt køretøj og blive klimaneutral i hele sin værdikæde inden 2040. Polestars omfattende bæredygtighedsstrategi dækker de fire områder: klima, gennemsigtighed, cirkularitet og inklusion.

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